infirmary
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɪnˈfɝməɹi//
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
noun
- 1
A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
There shall be provided an infirmary or a place for the treatment of sick detained person in every place of detention.
- 2
A clinic or dispensary within another institution.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin infirmaria, from Latin infirmus.
Forms
- plural
- infirmaries
infinite · Indefinably large, countlessly great; immense.infinitely · In an infinite manner; as of anything growing without bounds;…infinity · Endlessness, unlimitedness, absence of a beginning, end or…
infirmary · A place where sick or injured people are cared for, especially a small hospital; sickhouse.
inflation · An act, instance of, or state of expansion or increase in…Inflation · The inflationary epoch of the Universe, where the size of the…inflict · To thrust upon; to impose.